A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to distilled spirits, so as to provide that an election superintendent shall call and hold a referendum election upon the filing of a resolution or ordinance by the governing authority of a municipality or county desiring to permit or prohibit the manufacture, distribution, and package sale of distilled spirits within its jurisdiction; to change certain provisions relating to the procedures for calling and conducting the referendum election and nullification thereof; to change the form of ballots for the referendum election; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the regulation of health care facilities, so as to revise provisions relative to county and municipal hospital authorities; to enact the "Senior Citizens Services Authorities Act"; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of authorities by counties and municipal corporations; to amend Code Section 36-80-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to relief from or composition of debts under federal statute prohibited, so as to authorize hospital authorities to seek relief from debts under federal law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants definitions, so as to revise the definition of Zell Miller Scholar; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the Woodlawn Elementary School archery team; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the emergency telephone number "9-1-1" system, so as to create the Georgia Emergency 9-1-1 Support Authority as a body corporate and politic, an instrumentality of the state, and a public corporation; to amend Code Section 38-3-20, relating to the creation of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, director, and director's duties, so as to conform cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-9-81 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide for a short title; to provide that delayed death from a condition which causes a total permanent disability shall be deemed to have been in the line of duty; to provide for disabilities for firefighters due to certain conditions contracted in the line of duty; to provide for a rebuttable presumption; to provide for exceptions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-7-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions applicable to bombs, explosives, and chemical and biological weapons, and Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the regulation of fireworks, so as to authorize the possession and transportation of consumer fireworks and to authorize the sale of consumer fireworks under certain circumstances as determined by the local governing authority of municipalities and counties; to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for an excise tax on the sale of consumer fireworks to be dedicated equally to the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission and the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-62-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of development authorities, appointment and terms of directors, quorum, and adoption and filing of resolution of need, so as to define the area of operation of a development authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to provide for qualifications for the issuance of annual commercial wrecker emergency tow permits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-7-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, contract requirements, rules and regulations, and exemptions, so as to include contracts, agreements, and instruments for the repair of certain wear and tear of a motor vehicle to include rips, burns, tears, holes, and punctures to interior fabric or carpet, cosmetic repair to aluminum or painted wheels, and exterior reconditioning of foggy or yellowed headlights within the definition of property insurance in a manner similar to vehicle service agreements or extended warranty agreements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.